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TERRITORIAL

| j. Ill. Bellnger, the COlfaN infant
has gone to Hot Springs, Arkansas,
for the benefit of his failing health.
The trustees of Colfax college adj
vertise for sealed bids for the rection
Of new building. Bids will be re-
ceived until March 24th.
The s. & p. surveyors are within
one-half mile Of Palouse City with the
survey. They intend moving camp
into town the latter part of the week.
Judge Langford, in Walla Walla,
refused a mandamus on the auditor
and county commissioners to require
them to issue II liquor license for
Prescott.
The county commissioners of Kitti-
tas county have ordered suit to be
brought against the N. P. coal COM
pany for damages for mining coal on
school lands.
Four women are serving as Jurors in
the court now in session in Chehalis,
w. T., presided over by Judge Hoyt,
Notwithstanding the decision of the
supreme court.
A Chinaman who had been arrested
for stealing $S5, committed suicide at
Sprague February 28th, by hanging
himself to the door of the Jail with a
silk handkerchief
The Tacoma News says "Come to
Tacoma. No heathen here" That
may be true, but there is plenty OF
work at the terminal city for Jealous
missionaries, just the same.
Joe McElrath, about fifteen years of
age, accidentally shot and killed him
self last Saturday morning at the
bridge across the Walla Walla river
on the Milton road. The charge struck
him in the face, ranging upward and
blowing off the top of his head.
Secretary Wilson of the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce, has received
several letters of inquiry from eastern
firms in regard to manufacturing faci-
lities in Tacoma, and if any induce
ments could be made to parties COM
ing here and building factories. Send
them to Spokane Falls.
The Walla Walla Union says: Ru-
NOR hath it that A Reeves Ayres of
this city is hopeful candidate for the
clerkship OF the second judicial dis
trict, under the newly appointed Judge.
Heretofore the clerk Of the second
district has been clerk of the supreme
court, owing to his residence being in
Olympia.
Philip Ritz, of Walla Walla, who is |
in Washington, has been appointed |
agent for the sale of what is known as
the Anthony Hyde property in Oregon
and Washington. The land consists
of tracts near or partly in Portland,
near Astoria, iu the Walla Walla val
ley and on Puget Sound, and is valued
at about 100000.
Washington territory was organized
IN 1858 and was reduced to her present
boundaries in 1868. She has served a
territorial apprenticeship OF thirty
our years, and for years with the
present limit, has been waiting admis-
ion into the Union, and is still knock
ng with no prospect of any immediate
.ttention to her demands.
A correspondent writing from the
ioodoo mines, on the headwaters of
he North Palouse river, states that
he snow is deeper than ever before, !
nd it is solid and fnll OF water. The
rail is impossible at present for horses, l
wing to deep snow and fallen trees; I
nd those who did not get in their {
inter supplies last fall will have to v
ut in many hard days work cutting {
mber out OF the way and shovelingf n
low before packtrain can get in. b
o go into Hoodoo now, the last nine C
lies would have 10 be made on snow il
, 1887-03-10

AMONG the tickets for 1855 spoken
of IN New York hotel lobbies and on
the street are "Blaine and Foraker"
Chill and Holman" cleveland and
Voorhees," "Sherman and Hiscock,"
"Hawley and HARRISON" "Carlisle
and Waller" and many Others of Il
less pertinent and less permanent
pharactar
, 1887-03-10

New YORK, March 5.-The follow
ing bulletin was posted on the door of
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's residence
in Brooklyn, this afternoon. "Mr.
Beecher has an attack of appopleyy.
He is very i'll, but is not suffering
much from pain. Bulletins will be
issued during each hour, morning,
noon and night"
New YORK, March 5.--At s AS to.
night DIR. Searle said the condition of
OF Beecher was unchanged, but he
was liable to die any moment.
New YORK, March 5, 10 p. m.-Mr.
Beecher is not expected to die before
morning.
, 1887-03-10
A Marine Monster,

New York, March 5.-Naval Con-
structor Pook submitted to the depart
ment to-day his plans for new ar
mored vessel of six thousand tons dis
placement, ordered by the last
congress. She will cost over $2,5OO,-
GOO. Work will probably be COM
within the year.
, 1887-03-10

ity and strict integrity. He is n
clean man and his entire public
record is unspOtted.
, 1887-03-10

Get your job Printing done whore IL
viii do you the most good--at the Review
once. New Type, New Presses and First
Glass work.
, 1887-03-10
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY

Nsa.Thc only paper jB Eastern Wash.
.,,qton givtRg Jau Ietcgrdphtc Ncws Of the
World.
, 1887-03-10

BOOK. JOB AND COMMERCIAL
PRINTING G-
, 1887-03-10

DAILY alld w WbDKIIY
Daily, 4 pages; weekly, pages.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
FOR SALE.

s1soo-Cosner lot on Ninth street, just west
Of Pearl, bargain.
850-Lot on Denver avenue. near Ninth
2oOo-Lot 5oxl55 Hope st., north of Twelfth
1sbO-Beautiful lot on Boyd St., between
.-.o Wall and San Pedro SITS.
s7oo-f1ne lot on Olive, betwesn Third and
12O-Choice lot on Texas st.. near term,nu,
OF Second-street Cable.
sooo-S scIes on Grand Avenue, opposite
$50 to 1500-Choice lots on Temn,e stroa.
near engine house.
7S5-One OF the choicest corner lots on
Beaudry avenue, Victor Heights.
4500-6 lots running from Third to Huher
st., rear OF A. T. d 8. F. r X, depot.
sS75-Lot on Los Angeles Ut. bet Third and
s5o-Fifth lot from Grand avenue on King
street.
HOUSES.
55OO-Two-story house of 5 rooms. on Fort
street, this side OF Ninth,
35OEElegsnt new house of rooms on
Montgomery st. near Figueroa, easy
6OOO-Fine house and lot on Hill st., bet.
Tenth and Eleventh.
2760-House and lot on Flower st. between
T nth and Eleventh.
lSOO-House OF 5 rooms on Carr, near Main,
15OO-House OF rooms. windmill, etc., on
Brooklyn avenue near Also avenue.
5000 Beautiful place on LOOmis st., over
looking city; house 9 rooms, bath,
stable; lot 50x198
Of rooms, new. on Diamond
st., near terminus Cable road.
,000-k acre. nicely improved, good house
6rooms, near Figueros
BRADSHAW d ZELLNER,
Room q (up stairs). SO 9. Spring Street.
m14~1m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
Headquarters Boot and Shoe

2O9 N. Main St., Downey BLOCK.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
CaIedonian club.

The regular meeting of the above club
was held last evening at their rooms,
Mr.. J. O. Maclean in the chair. A large
number of new members were proposed
and admitted. An effort is being made
to start library in connection with tho
club. The chairman offered to donate
several volumes to start IL.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
H. J. WOOLLACOTT,
26 & % N. Spring St. Los Angeles, Cal.
Wholesale Liquor Dealer.

Persons engaged in the liquor, drug or
hotel business will find it to their interest
by first obtaining prices OF the above firm
before placing orders elsewhere.
Ihave Just received the following invoice
of goods. and will quote at the lowest mar
ket prices:
40 cases Pommery Sec Champagne. pints
and quarts.
rs cases q. II. Mumm & Co.'s Champagne,
pints and quarts.
IS cases Gold Lock Sec Champagne, pints
and quarts.
10 cases Louis Rederer Champagne. pints
Cases DUO De Montebello Champagne,
pints al quarts
SO cases Guinness Dublin Stout, bottled
by Johnson, piuts.
Is cases Guinness Dublin Stout, bottled
by Johnson, quarts.
25 casks Tennent's Ale, stone and glass,
25 cases Apo.linaris Water. pints and OTIS
10 cases iiuDyadi Janos.
5 cases Rakoezy.
20 cases Genoveva Water.
Is cases Bethesda
rs cases Hostetter's Bitters.
10 cases Hennessy Cognas.
cases Martell COgnac. $50
25 cases Motifs Russell cider. quarts.
Is cases ]. H. Gutter o K WHISKY
10 cases Arpad Hararzthy Eclipse, quarts.
5 cases Arpad Harsrzthy Eclipse, quarts.
10 cases Duffy's Malt Whisky.
10 cases Celery, Beef and Iron.
10 N-hhds Tennent's Bulk Ale.
S cases Damiaua Bitters.
barrels W. H. McBrayer Whisky.
5 barrels J. G Matringly Whisky.
2 cases Belle of Nelson.
l have now on the way, one carVal Blatz's
famous Milwaukee Beer, and one Car Wis.
c0nsin Mineral Water and Ginger Ale. 10
cases Benedictine. Special quotations to
parties placing orders to arrive.
The retail department is supplied with
the finest quality of imported and domestic
Wines and Liquors for family and medical
aud inspect the stock OF pure California
Wines and Brandies. which are put up In
casks aud cases ready for shipment to all
parts of the East
All communicate addressed to
II. ]. WO0LLACOTT,
r. o. Box 226. Los Angeles, Cal.
m13-lm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18
Undelivered Telegrams.

ing persons remain at the Western Union
telegraph Office, II North Main street:
George Baggs, A. M. Brothers, G. A.
Garfield, Jesse +. Clark, Miss Emma
Hall, J. D. Hope, Arthur M. Hurbert,
R. M. Kenney, VIM. Meadows, U. L.
Mitchell, Orland Moore, A. II. Picker.
ing, Emma A. Quinn, Mrs. j. D. Rich,
August Rupert, Rust & Raul, Geo. A.
Steel, VIM. Wilkinson, Jno. A. Weir,
Judge II. L. Warren.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18

/. E0we have agents in Ariz,na Nsxroo.
Texas, Oregon, Nevads, Washinatcn Terri.
tory. and IN vstidIs psrts Of Csiifornis, ali
under ponds for the faithful performsnce
OF tneir duties All detective busiuess
strictly CONFIDENTIAL. P. o. Box l5ao. NIL In
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18

Yor hygieuio and invigorating beverage
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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
SNAKES IN MEXICO. .sss

The Inconceivabie Number of Serpents
 Found CIlaPata's Islands.
 Some of the islands are absolutely unexplorable, because of the inconceiv- able number and variety of the serpents that infest them. No wonder those early Indians considered a skirt of woven snakes the most appropriate gar .mcnt for the goddess of the earth! Centuries before the coming of the Az tees the poetical people who inhabited these Western shores, contemplating the azure Pacific, named the goddess of water Chalchiuhtlicue-"s of the skirts of blue;" and no less appropri- ately the tribes of this section called the earth's goddess Chihuacoatl-.'she of the skirt of snakes" Other tribes call her Coatlicue-.'the woman serpent '- the Aztec Eve, whose head is ser pent's, with the breast and limbs of woman, and whose gown is web of snakes adorned with tassels and feath. CTS. In attempting to explore some os the islands of Lake Chapala it seemed as if the earth literally wore a skirt ot serpents." The ground swarmed with them, swaying and writhing from every bush. hissing and squirming on every fallen tree, and ripping the water in all directions. It was question as to which were more numerous, the birds above or snakes below. They tell us that as soon as the spring birds reap pear there is 8 great gathering of snakes below and hawks above. The latter literally cover the trees, and whenever hunger dictates they make a dash at the tired little creatures who have settled upon the islands after their annual return from some unknown re- zion. If bird escape the hawks and seeks to refresh himself with drink, in the twinkling of an eye he is swallowed by one of the greedy serpents that lie in wait for him at the waters edge Cor. Philadelphia Record.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-''H you want tew git at the cir conference of man examine him among folks; but if you want tew git at his aktual diameter measure him at his freside. Boston Commercial -Bulle- tin
 An Irishman who had on a very ragged coat was asked of what stuff it was made. "Bedad. don't know" said he; ''but I think the most of it is made of fresh air. "--Boston Budget
 -Pedagogue-"Whati shepherdP" The class do not respond. P.-"Sup- pose you are all lambs-that is. little sheep-what am IF" Tommie-"The biggest sheep. .n-Boston Beacon.
 Friend (to Robinson)-"rve just heard that Mrs. Robinson met with a runaway accident this morning, but didn't learn the particulars. Anybody injuredp' Robinson (cheerfuIy) Mo body but the fellow who ran away with her. ."-New York S,Ip.
 -"I tell you, Fanny, I am bound to succeed. I have the aptitude. It is close attention to small things which makes man succeed" ''Ah, indeed! We'll. that explains it.' Explains what, Fanny" ''Why you pay so very close attention to your mustaehe.
 It seems that alawyer is something of a carpenter. He can flea bill. split hair. chop logic, dovetail an argu- ment, make an entry, get up a case, frame an indictment, empanel a jury, put them in box, nail a witness, ham, mer a judge, bore court, chisel a client and other like things.
 A scientist is responsible for the statement that hair around the mouth inapairs the mental faculties. He says all great orators, statesmen, ministers and lawyers weara smooth face. These discoveries were probably made after the scientist had used up half a lifetime in unsuccessful attempts to raise 8 mus tache.- UticG ObSerUer.
 Turning the Tables
 An, husband, do not scold your wife
 And make her poor heart ache
 Because she can't build pies like those
 Your mother used to bake.
 That is unless you're quite prepared
 To see the whole thing through,
 And buy the sealskin sacques just as
 Her father used to do.
 --MerchGnt Troueler.
 My dear" said K street father to his daughter. ''who is the gentleman who has been so attentive to you of lateP" 70. papa, he is such a nice gentleman, and he gets $S.0O0 year!" ''Great Scott, child, he must be a Cabi- net Minister" 70, no, he isn't, papa; he is the pitcher in baseball nine. '- Washington Post.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
Latter Day Saints in Ohio.

An interesting revival of Mormonism is going on at Kirtland, O., the place where this curious faith was first pro mulgated. The old temple is undergoing repairs, and a new community of Latter Day saints is growing up about it. They do not believe in or practice polygamy, and so long as they do not break the laws of Ohio nobody objects to them. In the business of special revelations, how ever, they are up to their old leaders. Elder Kelley has one every few days in regard to the restoration of the temple, which is to be according to the original design. But it is little curious that for details he consults the old residents of the neighborhood who remember just how the building looked when it was first finished. Frank Leslie's.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
FORMS OF oATHs. a ..@
Ra
Some of the Most Ancient Modes of Swear
 ing Recorded by Historians.


 ing Recorded by Historians.
 The ancient Germans swore by their gods, by their swords and by their boards.
 The heScandinavians. besides appealing to the gods, touched bloody ring in the hands of a priest.
 In some parts of China 8 witness is sworn upon saucer, which is broken at the moment he takes the oath.
 The Hindoo swears by the Veda, the sacred book of his religion. In like manner the Mohammedan is sworn on the Koran.
 In Egypt the custom prevailed of swearing by the goose. This is said to have been on account of the venera- ton in which the goose was held in that country.
 In Madagascar the people swear either by their sovereign or by their mothers. and there are two forms of witnessing the oath, one to .'strike the water' and the other to ''spear the calf"
 The ancient Greeks and Romans awore by Jupiter, Minerva, Neptune and other gods and goddesses, laying their heads upon the altar of the divinity sworn by in taking particularly sacred oath. 4a
 Anciently the Jews swore by Jerusa- lem, by the temple, by the God of Israel, and also by broken glass, this last form being similar to the Chinese custom of breaking saucer against the witness box. -.-,,.s,e s.+..--
 In "Bruce's Travels" it is said that in Abyssinia s.they took the two fore fingers of my right hand. one after the other, and then kissed them-a form of swearing used thera at least among those who call themselves Christians" The most ancient form of swearing of which there is any record is that mentioned in the Bible in Genesis, where Abraham, swearing his eldest servant, required him to place his hand under his (Abraham's) thigh. This form is mentioned in several places in the Old Testament.
 According to Oldfield. in his ''Expe- dition Into the Interior of Africa by the Niger." at Iddah placing a naked sword or knife to the throat is looked upon as the strongest proof of innocence and the most solemn form of oath they can administer. In this manner the King is sworn. sometimes at the point of a poisoned arrow ''- Chicago Net0s.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
A Needle Through a Cent.

We know that one body is harder than another when it is capable of scratching the latter. A piece of glass scratches marble, bit of diamond scratches glass; so glass is harder than marble and the diamond is harder than glass. The steel blade of knife scratches copper; so steel is harder than copper, and 1t is not impossible to pierce a copper coin with a needle that is much harder than it. The problem at first sight appears insoluble, because If we endeavor to drive a needle into cent just as we would drive a nail into board, we never fail to break the needle at every attempt, since steel, al- though very hard, is very brittle. But If, through some artifice, we succeed in holding the needle straight and rigid over the cent, we can drive it into the copper with hammer. To do this it is only necessary to introduce the needle into cork of the same length, when, be- ing held in true sheath, it will be un- able to bend in any direction and can be given a hard blow in the direction of its axis without being broken.
 Under such circumstances place the needle and its cork over cent laid upon a bolt nut or even upon table that you do not fear to injure, and then take a somewhat heavy locksmitt's hammer and strike the cork hard blow. If the blow straight and very hard one the needle will pass through the cent, and it will be impossible to remove it. The ex- pertinent may be tried with any other piece of money. We should add that success may not attend the first blow, and it will be necessary to make several trials; but the fact is real, and we have on hand a cent thus traversed by slen- der needle.-Scientific American.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
MENTAL POWERS OF IDIOTS.
Extraordinary Precocity of HHiud in Ger
 tain Directions-Wonderfu Memory.

Extraordinary Precocity of Hriud in Ger
 tain Directions-Wonderful Memory.
 It is strange but well known fact that in many persons who are idiotic or but little removed from the mental con- dition of idiots certain powers of the mind may be developed to an extraordin- ary degree. Remarkable precocity in the power of arithmetical calculations is ire quently combined with a positive de- ficiency in other directions. In institu- tions devoted to the care of feeble minded children such examples are nearly always present. Deficient in some faculties, others are developed to excess. Some such can carve and draw with great skill. Extraordinary memory is often met with, associated with very great defect of reasoning. One boy, in reading Gibbons s'Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" skipped line on the third page at his , first perusal. Ever after, when recitihg from memory the stately periods of Gib- bon, he would, on coming to the third page, skip the line and retrace his steps, just as when he first recommitted the passage to memory.
 Often memory takes the form of re- membering dates and past events. One boy never failed to tell correctly the name and address of every confcctioner' s shop he visited in London, and could as readily tell the date of every visit. The faculty of number is usually, slightly de- veloped in feeble minded children, while memory is fairly well developed; yet oc- casionally the power & mental arith- metic has been well developed. Impro- visation is an occasional faculty. Memory the feeble minded; they readily acquire simple airs, and rarely forget them.
 In none of the cases of idiot savants has there been any history of the posses sion of a similar faculty by the parents or sisters or brothers. In one case a necropsy is reported by Dr. J. L. Down, of Lon- don. The boy had remarkable, indeed, perfect, appreciation of past or passing time. There was no difference from an ordinary brain, with the exception that there were two well marked and distinct soft commissures. Dr. Downs explana- tion of the phenomenon was that, as every movement of the house was abso- lutely punctual, he had data from which he could estimate the time by accurate appreciation of its fiux.
 Every form of mental deviation may be met with in the congenital feeble minded. They may become the subjects | of acute and chronic mania, or acute an6 chronic melancholia and dementia. Oc casioually, under the influence of acute mania. the feeble intellect of youth be comes famed into a brighter flame. Int taciturn may become loquacious; thu timid and respectful, proud and defiant the amiable and tractable, abusive ant destructive. Three remarkable instance. occurred to Dr. Down of boys who hat never been able to speak making use O
 well formed sentences during the higl
 febrile state of acute pneumonia O
 scarlatina.
 It is of much interest to report all sucl cases, as they throw great light on tn
 workings of the human mind in health
 Medical and Surgical Reports.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

There are 10000 women in Cincin- nati who earn their living. Scientists state that water once by sewage never becomes purified by natural means.
 It has been discovered in France that the fatty matter of wool may be transformed into substance, which has been named "ceroid," having the consistency and several properties of wax.-Boston Budget.
 -Spectroscopic observations give different composition for variable stars at different periods, thus indicating that the variability results from the combustion of different substances.
 Flour barrels made from paper pulp have been tested and approved by the chief inspector of the New York produce exchange. They are light, tight, seamless and strong, and the pulp can be made from common marsh weeds and Chicago Tribune.
 The Japanese, says Le Genie Ciuite, have invented process of making paper with marine algae. This paper is very strong and so transparent that it can be used in the place of glass. It takes colors well and much resembles the ancient stained glass.
 Boston IS not one of the great loco- motive building centers of the country, but nevertheless a single establishment in this city has orders for forty-six iron horses, which will soon be snorting across Western prairies or through Northern forests. Transcript.
 According to Prof. Dufour, one of the proofs-a new one-of the roundness of the earth consists in the defor1natiOn of images produced on large surfaces of calm water. This may often be wit messed on the Lake of Geneva, and in the case of ships some miles distant at sea.-N. 7. Examiner.
 The dam to be built at Quaker Bridge to supply New York with water will be the greatest reservoir in the world, as it is to hold 10000. .000. .00O gallons. It will furnish 100 gallons of water daily to each person in city oi over 5000, GOO inhabitants, and will put back the project of drawing water from Lake Champlain and the Adirondack region for the next forty or fifty years The dam itself will probably cost $10,. O0,O00.-M O. Democrat -Sohneke states that the electricity which is discharged during thunder storm is produced by the friction 0 water and ice. that is, that the ice il electrified by friction of water. Jus before thunderstorm water-cloud (cumulo and ice-clouds (cirri, cirro ratD appear simultaneously in the sky The friction of these particles of ic and water is a sufficient cause of tn electricity which is generated.-M r I,,dependent
 If the condensed breath collected on the cool window-panes of room where a number of persons have beer assembled be burned, smell of singet hair will show the presence of organi matter; and, if the condensed breatl be allowed to remain on the window for few days, it will be found on ex animation by microscope, that it i alive with animalcule. It is the in halation of air containing such putres cent matter which causes half the sicl headaches which might be avoided by circulation of fresh air.-Philadelphi
 R,tIIefir1